EP0930043B1 - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

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EP0930043B1
EP0930043B1 EP99100714A EP99100714A EP0930043B1 EP 0930043 B1 EP0930043 B1 EP 0930043B1 EP 99100714 A EP99100714 A EP 99100714A EP 99100714 A EP99100714 A EP 99100714A EP 0930043 B1 EP0930043 B1 EP 0930043B1
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Erich Bott
Elmar Freund
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/19—Means for monitoring filtering operation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2836—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means characterised by the parts which are controlled
    • A47L9/2842—Suction motors or blowers

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  • the invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, with at least one on the vacuum cleaner housing provided control element and a certain operating state signaling light indicator.
  • Such a vacuum cleaner is known from DE-U-80 20 858.
  • Vacuum cleaner is on the housing next to an actuation button for the on / off switch of the vacuum cleaner another knob for adjusting one of the power settings of the blower motor of the vacuum cleaner serving rotary potentiometer.
  • a separate light indicator element for signaling a necessary filter change attached.
  • the invention has for its object a vacuum cleaner of the type described Kind in such a way that the expense of components to be assembled separately is reduced.
  • Control element at least one light guide is integrated, one end of which on the Surface of the control element and its other end inside the vacuum cleaner housing at a point across the body from a light source of the control element is brought out.
  • a further embodiment of the invention are in a vacuum cleaner one of the power settings of the blower motor of the vacuum cleaner Rotary potentiometer assigned control element, the location of the exit point of the Light guide from the body of the control element and the arrangement of the light source in the interior of the vacuum cleaner housing so that exit point and Face the light source at maximum power setting of the blower motor.
  • the necessary signaling can be done despite the adjustability of the control element a filter change via the light guide built into the control element. Because such a display only with the maximum power setting of the blower motor A corresponding spatial assignment of the light source is necessary and sensible and exit point of the light guide possible.
  • the Actuation button 1 designates an operating element designed as an operating button.
  • To the Actuation button 1 is formed on a shaft 2. With the shaft 2 is the operating button 1 into a tubular recess provided on a vacuum cleaner housing 4 3 used. In the lower area of the shaft 2 there is a locking plate 5 on the shaft attached, in the inserted in the vacuum cleaner housing 4 state of the operating button 1 behind one from the side wall of the tubular recess 3 protruding locking tongue 6 locked.
  • the Shaft 2 passes through one in the concerned Wall of the vacuum cleaner housing 4 provided through opening 7.
  • the Shaft 2 is essentially formed by four shaft ribs 8 arranged in a cross shape educated.
  • a shaft rib 8a extends opposite the remaining shaft ribs 8 further radially outwards. This strikes the shaft rib 8a when the operating knob is turned 1 on a protruding radially inward into the push-through opening 7 Stop cam 9.
  • Stop cam 9 By this stop cam 9, the rotary movement of the Actuation button 1 limited to less than 360 °.
  • a support board is installed, on which a push button switch 10 trained on / off switch and a rotary potentiometer 11 are arranged.
  • the Key switch 10 and the rotary potentiometer 11 are fitted into a plastic holding part 12, which in turn is clipped onto the support plate in a suitable manner.
  • an actuating lever 13 formed with his one end 14 pivotally connected to the body of the plastic holding part 12 is. The other end 15 of the operating lever 13 projects freely over the operating button 16 of the push button switch 10.
  • a bore 17 is provided, through which one extends axially of the shaft 2 extending and connected to the shaft 2 adjustment shaft 18 inserted is.
  • the adjusting shaft 18 engages through a Coupling opening of the rotary potentiometer 11 through.
  • a coupling opening is slit-shaped in a known manner or as provided with a flattened side Round opening trained.
  • the adjusting shaft 18 has at its free end 19 one of the Shape of the coupling opening corresponding cross-sectional profile. So that Adjustment shaft 18 are inserted with their free end 19 into the coupling opening.
  • the adjusting shaft 18 can be moved in the axial direction relative to the coupling opening become.
  • there is a fixed coupling in the direction of rotation so that when twisting of the operating button 1, the rotary potentiometer 11 is adjusted.
  • the actuating lever 13 is molded onto the plastic holding part 12 in such a way that it already when the actuating button 1 is plugged into the vacuum cleaner housing 4 something is pushed down. As a result, a counterforce is exerted on the operating button 1 exercised, through which the molded on the shaft 2 locking plate 5 in contact with the locking tongue 6 is held. This is the actuation button 1 on the vacuum cleaner housing 4th secured. In the direction of rotation, the actuating button 1 is provided by one provided on it and a collar 20 engaging in the tubular recess 3 has a corresponding one Guide.
  • This grid 21 engages at the free ends 22 of the shaft ribs 8 trained locking bars 23, which thus form the counter locking.
  • spring pressure of the prestressed actuating lever 13 are the locking ribs of the grid 21 constantly in engagement with the locking strips 22 of the shaft ribs 8, whereby a corresponding Fixing the operating button 1 and thus the rotary potentiometer 11 in its respective position is reached.
  • a signal lamp 24 is also arranged on the plastic holding part 12.
  • the order this signal lamp 24 is such that it is at maximum power setting of the blower motor, the exit point 25 of an inside of the shaft 2 of the Actuating button 1 laid light guide 26 is opposite.
  • the light guide 26 ends on the other hand, on the surface 27 of the operating button 1.
  • the signal lamp 24 is filled with the appropriate in the dust chamber of the vacuum cleaner arranged filter bag controlled so that then through the light guide 26 on the surface 27 of the operating button 1 a corresponding display he follows.
  • the integration of the light guide 26 in the actuating button 1 eliminates the need for display element to be installed separately.
  • the switch-on status can also be used, for example of the vacuum cleaner are displayed. Since the button on the described embodiment both for switching the vacuum cleaner on / off as well as for setting the power of the blower motor is also a combination display of the switch-on status and a necessary filter change possible. This can be done, for example, by means of differently colored light sources and, if necessary via several light guides 26 laid in the actuating button 1.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Staubsauger, mit mindestens einem am Staubsaugergehäuse vorgesehenen Bedienelement und einer einen bestimmtem Betriebszustand signalisierenden Leuchtanzeige.The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, with at least one on the vacuum cleaner housing provided control element and a certain operating state signaling light indicator.

Ein solcher Staubsauger ist durch das DE-U-80 20 858 bekannt. Bei diesem bekannten Staubsauger ist am Gehäuse neben einer Betätigungstaste für den Ein/Ausschalter des Staubsaugers noch ein Drehknopf für die Verstellung eines der Leistungseinstellung des Gebläsemotors des Staubsaugers dienenden Drehpotentiometers vorgesehen. Außerdem ist ein gesondertes Leuchtanzeigeelement zur Signalisierung eines notwendigen Filterwechsels angebracht.Such a vacuum cleaner is known from DE-U-80 20 858. In this well-known Vacuum cleaner is on the housing next to an actuation button for the on / off switch of the vacuum cleaner another knob for adjusting one of the power settings of the blower motor of the vacuum cleaner serving rotary potentiometer. In addition, a separate light indicator element for signaling a necessary filter change attached.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Staubsauger der eingangs beschriebenen Art so weiterzubilden, daß der Aufwand an gesondert zu montierenden Bauteilen vermindert ist.The invention has for its object a vacuum cleaner of the type described Kind in such a way that the expense of components to be assembled separately is reduced.

Die Lösung der gestellten Aufgabe gelingt nach der Erfindung dadurch, daß in das Bedienelement mindestens ein Lichtleiter integriert ist, dessen eines Ende an der Oberfläche des Bedienelementes und dessen anderes Ende im Inneren des Staubsaugergehäuses an einer einer Lichtquelle gegenüberliegenden Stelle aus dem Körper des Bedienelementes herausgeführt ist.The solution to the problem is achieved according to the invention in that in Control element at least one light guide is integrated, one end of which on the Surface of the control element and its other end inside the vacuum cleaner housing at a point across the body from a light source of the control element is brought out.

Gemäß einer weiteren Ausgestaltung der Erfindung sind bei einem Staubsauger mit einem der Leistungseinstellung des Gebläsemotors des Staubsaugers dienenden Drehpotentiometer zugeordneten Bedienelement, die Lage der Austrittsstelle des Lichtleiters aus dem Körper des Bedienelementes und die Anordnung der Lichtquelle im Inneren des Staubsaugergehäuses so getroffen sind, daß sich Austrittsstelle und Lichtquelle bei maximaler Leistungseinstellung des Gebläsemotors gegenüber stehen. Somit kann trotz der Verstellbarkeit des Bedienelementes die notwendige Signalisierung eines Filterwechsels über den im Bedienelement eingebauten Lichtleiter erfolgen. Da eine solche Anzeige nur bei maximaler Leistungseinstellung des Gebläsemotors notwendig und sinnvoll ist, ist eine entsprechende räumliche Zuordnung von Lichtquelle und Austrittsstelle des Lichtleiter möglich.According to a further embodiment of the invention are in a vacuum cleaner one of the power settings of the blower motor of the vacuum cleaner Rotary potentiometer assigned control element, the location of the exit point of the Light guide from the body of the control element and the arrangement of the light source in the interior of the vacuum cleaner housing so that exit point and Face the light source at maximum power setting of the blower motor. Thus, the necessary signaling can be done despite the adjustability of the control element a filter change via the light guide built into the control element. Because such a display only with the maximum power setting of the blower motor A corresponding spatial assignment of the light source is necessary and sensible and exit point of the light guide possible.

Anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles wird die Erfindung nachfolgend noch näher erläutert.Based on an embodiment shown in the drawing, the invention explained in more detail below.

Mit 1 ist ein als Betätigungsknopf ausgebildetes Bedienelement bezeichnet. An dem Betätigungsknopf 1 ist ein Schaft 2 angeformt. Mit dem Schaft 2 ist der Betätigungsknopf 1 in eine an einem Staubsaugergehäuse 4 vorgesehene röhrenförmige Vertiefung 3 eingesetzt. Im unteren Bereich des Schaftes 2 ist ein Rastteller 5 an dem Schaft angebracht, der im in das Staubsaugergehäuse 4 eingesetzten Zustand des Betätigungsknopfes 1 hinter einer aus der Seitenwand der röhrenförmigen Vertiefung 3 vorstehenden Rastzunge 6 verrastet.1 designates an operating element designed as an operating button. To the Actuation button 1 is formed on a shaft 2. With the shaft 2 is the operating button 1 into a tubular recess provided on a vacuum cleaner housing 4 3 used. In the lower area of the shaft 2 there is a locking plate 5 on the shaft attached, in the inserted in the vacuum cleaner housing 4 state of the operating button 1 behind one from the side wall of the tubular recess 3 protruding locking tongue 6 locked.

Unterhalb des Rasttellers 5 tritt der etwas verjüngte Schaft 2 durch eine in der betreffenden Wand des Staubsaugergehäuses 4 vorgesehene Durchstecköffnung 7. Der Schaft 2 wird im wesentlichen durch vier in Kreuzform angeordnete Schaftrippen 8 gebildet. Eine Schaftrippe 8a erstreckt sich gegenüber den restlichen Schaftrippen 8 weiter nach radial außen. Damit trifft diese Schaftrippe 8a beim Verdrehen des Betätigungsknopfes 1 auf einen nach radial innen in die Durchstecköffnung 7 ragenden Anschlagnocken 9. Durch diesen Anschlagnocken 9 wird die Drehbewegung des Betätigungsknopfes 1 auf unter 360° begrenzt.Below the locking plate 5, the somewhat tapered shaft 2 passes through one in the concerned Wall of the vacuum cleaner housing 4 provided through opening 7. The Shaft 2 is essentially formed by four shaft ribs 8 arranged in a cross shape educated. A shaft rib 8a extends opposite the remaining shaft ribs 8 further radially outwards. This strikes the shaft rib 8a when the operating knob is turned 1 on a protruding radially inward into the push-through opening 7 Stop cam 9. By this stop cam 9, the rotary movement of the Actuation button 1 limited to less than 360 °.

Im Staubsaugergehäuse 4 ist eine Tragplatine eingebaut, auf der ein als Tastschalter 10 ausgebildeter Ein/Ausschalter und ein Drehpotentiometer 11 angeordnet sind. Der Tastschalter 10 und das Drehpotentiometer 11 sind in ein Kunststoffhalteteil 12 eingepaßt, das seinerseits in geeigneter Weise an die Tragplatine angeklippt ist. An dem Kunststoffhalteteil 12 ist ferner ein Betätigungshebel 13 angeformt, der mit seinem einen Ende 14 verschwenkbar mit dem Körper des Kunststoffhalteteiles 12 verbunden ist. Das andere Ende 15 des Betätigungshebels 13 ragt frei über die Betätigungstaste 16 des Tastschalters 10. In the vacuum cleaner housing 4, a support board is installed, on which a push button switch 10 trained on / off switch and a rotary potentiometer 11 are arranged. The Key switch 10 and the rotary potentiometer 11 are fitted into a plastic holding part 12, which in turn is clipped onto the support plate in a suitable manner. To the Plastic holding part 12 is also an actuating lever 13 formed with his one end 14 pivotally connected to the body of the plastic holding part 12 is. The other end 15 of the operating lever 13 projects freely over the operating button 16 of the push button switch 10.

Etwa in der Mitte zwischen den beiden Enden 14 und 15 des Betätigungshebels 13 ist an diesem eine Bohrung 17 vorgesehen, durch die eine sich in axialer Verlängerung des Schaftes 2 erstreckende und mit dem Schaft 2 verbundene Verstellwelle 18 hindurchgesteckt ist. Mit ihrem freien Ende 19 greift die Verstellwelle 18 durch eine Ankoppelöffnung des Drehpotentiometers 11 hindurch. Eine solche Ankoppelöffnung ist in bekannter Weise schlitzförmig oder als mit einer abgeflachten Seite versehene Rundöffnung ausgebildet. Die Verstellwelle 18 weist an ihrem freien Ende 19 ein der Form der Ankoppelöffnung entsprechendes Querschittsprofil auf. Damit kann die Verstellwelle 18 mit ihrem freien Ende 19 in die Ankoppelöffnung eingeführt werden. In axialer Richtung kann die Verstellwelle 18 gegenüber der Ankoppelöffnung bewegt werden. In Drehrichtung besteht dagegen eine feste Koppelung, so daß beim Verdrehen des Betätigungsknopfes 1 das Drehpotentiometer 11 verstellt wird.Is approximately in the middle between the two ends 14 and 15 of the operating lever 13 on this a bore 17 is provided, through which one extends axially of the shaft 2 extending and connected to the shaft 2 adjustment shaft 18 inserted is. With its free end 19, the adjusting shaft 18 engages through a Coupling opening of the rotary potentiometer 11 through. Such a coupling opening is slit-shaped in a known manner or as provided with a flattened side Round opening trained. The adjusting shaft 18 has at its free end 19 one of the Shape of the coupling opening corresponding cross-sectional profile. So that Adjustment shaft 18 are inserted with their free end 19 into the coupling opening. The adjusting shaft 18 can be moved in the axial direction relative to the coupling opening become. In contrast, there is a fixed coupling in the direction of rotation, so that when twisting of the operating button 1, the rotary potentiometer 11 is adjusted.

Der Betätigungshebel 13 ist derart an dem Kunststoffhalteteil 12 angeformt, daß er bereits beim Anstecken des Betätigungsknopfes 1 an das Staubsaugergehäuse 4 etwas niedergerückt wird. Hierdurch wird eine Gegenkraft auf den Betätigungsknopf 1 ausgeübt, durch die der am Schaft 2 angeformte Rastteller 5 in Anlage an der Rastzunge 6 gehalten wird. Damit ist der Betätigungsknopf 1 am Staubsaugergehäuse 4 gesichert. In Drehrichtung erhält der Betätigungsknopf 1 durch einen an ihm vorgesehenen und in die röhrenförmige Vertiefung 3 eingreifenden Bund 20 eine entsprechende Führung.The actuating lever 13 is molded onto the plastic holding part 12 in such a way that it already when the actuating button 1 is plugged into the vacuum cleaner housing 4 something is pushed down. As a result, a counterforce is exerted on the operating button 1 exercised, through which the molded on the shaft 2 locking plate 5 in contact with the locking tongue 6 is held. This is the actuation button 1 on the vacuum cleaner housing 4th secured. In the direction of rotation, the actuating button 1 is provided by one provided on it and a collar 20 engaging in the tubular recess 3 has a corresponding one Guide.

Auf der dem Schaft 2 zugewandten Seite des Betätigungshebels 13 ist eine die Bohrung 17 konzentrisch umgebende, aus einzelnen Rastrippen bestehende Rasterung 21 vorgesehen. In diese Rasterung 21 greifen an den freien Enden 22 der Schaftrippen 8 ausgebildete Rastleisten 23 ein, die somit die Gegenrastung bilden. Durch den Federdruck des vorgespannten Betätigungshebel 13 stehen die Rastrippen der Rasterung 21 ständig in Eingriff mit den Rastleisten 22 der Schaftrippen 8, wodurch eine entsprechende Fixierung des Betätigungsknopfes 1 und damit des Drehpotentiometers 11 in seiner jeweiligen Stellung erreicht wird.On the side of the actuating lever 13 facing the shaft 2 is a bore 17 concentrically surrounding, consisting of individual locking ribs 21 intended. This grid 21 engages at the free ends 22 of the shaft ribs 8 trained locking bars 23, which thus form the counter locking. By spring pressure of the prestressed actuating lever 13 are the locking ribs of the grid 21 constantly in engagement with the locking strips 22 of the shaft ribs 8, whereby a corresponding Fixing the operating button 1 and thus the rotary potentiometer 11 in its respective position is reached.

An dem Kunststoffhalteteil 12 ist ferner eine Signallampe 24 angeordnet. Die Anordnung dieser Signallampe 24 ist so getroffen, daß dieser bei maximaler Leistungseinstellung des Gebläsemotors die Austrittsstelle 25 eines in Innem des Schaftes 2 des Betätigungsknopfes 1 verlegten Lichtleiters 26 gegenüberliegt. Der Lichtleiter 26 endet andererseits an der Oberfläche 27 des Betätigungsknopfes 1. A signal lamp 24 is also arranged on the plastic holding part 12. The order this signal lamp 24 is such that it is at maximum power setting of the blower motor, the exit point 25 of an inside of the shaft 2 of the Actuating button 1 laid light guide 26 is opposite. The light guide 26 ends on the other hand, on the surface 27 of the operating button 1.

Die Signallampe 24 wird bei entsprechender Füllung des im Staubraum des Staubsaugers angeordneten Filterbeutels angesteuert, so daß dann durch den Lichtleiter 26 an der Oberfläche 27 des Betätigungsknopfes 1 eine entsprechende Anzeige erfolgt. Durch die Integration des Lichtleiters 26 in den Betätigungsknopf 1 entfällt ein gesondert zu montierendes Anzeigeelement.The signal lamp 24 is filled with the appropriate in the dust chamber of the vacuum cleaner arranged filter bag controlled so that then through the light guide 26 on the surface 27 of the operating button 1 a corresponding display he follows. The integration of the light guide 26 in the actuating button 1 eliminates the need for display element to be installed separately.

Anstelle der Anzeige eines Filterwechsels kann auch beispielsweise der Einschaltzustand des Staubsaugers angezeigt werden. Da der Betätigungsknopf bei dem beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiel sowohl zum Ein/Ausschalten des Staubsaugers als auch zur Leistungseinstellung des Gebläsemotors dient, ist auch eine Kombination der Anzeige des Einschaltzustandes und eines notwendigen Filterwechsels möglich. Dies kann beispielsweise mittels farblich unterschiedlicher Lichtquellen und gegebenenfalls über mehrere im Betätigungsknopf 1 verlegter Lichtleiter 26 erfolgen.Instead of displaying a filter change, the switch-on status can also be used, for example of the vacuum cleaner are displayed. Since the button on the described embodiment both for switching the vacuum cleaner on / off as well as for setting the power of the blower motor is also a combination display of the switch-on status and a necessary filter change possible. This can be done, for example, by means of differently colored light sources and, if necessary via several light guides 26 laid in the actuating button 1.

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  1. Vacuum cleaner with at least one control element provided at the vacuum cleaner housing and an illuminated display signalling a specific operational state, characterised in that integrated in the control element (1) is at least one optical conductor (26), one end of which is led out of the body of the control element (1) at the surface (27) of the control element (1) and the other end of which is led out of the body of the control element (1) in the interior of the vacuum cleaner housing (4) at a point (25) opposite a light source (24).
  2. Vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, characterised in that in the case of a control element (1) associated with a rotary potentiometer (11) serving for power setting of the fan motor of the vacuum cleaner the position of the exit point (25) of the optical conductor (26) from the body of the control element (1) and the arrangement of the light source (24) in the interior of the vacuum cleaner housing (4) are such that exit point (25) and light source (24) are disposed opposite one another in the maximum power setting of the fan motor.
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